Elizabeth M. Castillo is a British-Mauritian writer, workshop teacher, and two-time Pushcart Prize nominee. In her writing, Elizabeth explores the different countries and cultures she grew up with, as well as themes of race and ethnicity, motherhood, womanhood, language, love, loss, and grief. Her writing has been featured in publications and anthologies in the UK, US, Australia, Mexico, and the Middle East. Her bilingual debut collection Cajoncito: Poems on Love, Loss, y Otras Locuras is for sale on Amazon, and her debut chapbook Not Quite an Ocean is out now with Nine Pens Press.